A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants Cultivated Under Glass in the British Isles (Two volumes) by Veitch, James H

ANTUERPIAE: APUD IOANNEM BELLERUM SUB AQUILA AUREA. In 24. Dim. 13x8 cm. Pp. (36)+370+(24).Rarissima edizione senza data ma del 1580 della nota leggenda "Barlaam Iosaphat". Il racconto, attribuito a San Giovanni Damasceno (676-749) e popolarissimo in età medievale narra la conversione di Iosafat per merito del Santo eremita Barlaam. Sembra che la storia venne in realtà ricalcata sul modello della vicenda della conversione del Buddha. San Giovanni Damasceno venne dichiarato dottore della chiesa nel 1890. Opera redatta a cura di Georges Trapezuntius. Alla fine del volume la breve opera "De comparatione regis et monachi" di Giovanni Cristostomo a cura di Germain Brice. Antica firma al frontespizio e sottolineature all'interno. Bella legatura in piena pergamena coeva con titolo manoscritto al dorso. Rarissimo, solo sette copie censite su ICCU. Collazionato e risultato completo. Copertina in piena pergamena molle seicentesca con titolo manoscritto al dorso in buone… Read More

MILANO: APPRESSO GIUSEPPE GALEAZZI REGIO STAMPATORE, 1776. Rarissimo e celebre opuscolo del 1776 sul modo di proteggere gli edifici dai fulmini. Di Autore anonimo ma attribuito dal Melzi (v. 2 p. 155) all'astronomo e meteorologo Giuseppe Toaldo (1719-1797). I dati tipografici presenti nell'ultima carta. Toaldo fu sostenitore delle teorie di Benjamin Franklin e fece installare dei parafulmini sulla cattedrale di san Marco a Venezia e sulle navi della marina veneziana. Da pag. 17 dell'opuscolo in poi l'autore descrive il primo parafulmine che venne impiantato a Milano sul Pubblico Ardivio. Questa novità fece molto parlare la Milano di allora e scrivere anche i poeti vernacoli del tempo: "Per via di certa macchena insci fada. Missa in guardia a l'archivi e ai so scricciur. La i fulmen han de grazia a volta strada (De Castro. Milano e la Rep. Cis. Milano 1789 pag. 12). !Chi s'è trovaa un ordegn c'ha del divin. in cas che vegna el fulmen d0obbligal. A… Read More

Limited printing first edition (1000). Very Good hardcover, no DJ. Brown-red linen over boards, gilt stamped foliate design on front cover and spine; gilt titles on spine. Clean, square, lightly scuffed covers and spine; spine gilt somewhat dulled; tightly bound; title page unopened at top edge; clean interior but for some darkening perhaps from oil affecting approx 25 pp. 8vo, 213 pp.

Please see PHOTOS(lots more available) for details. Stated First Edition with 2nd state DJ with Price intact(more). Included is a vintage fountain ink signature(placed inside the Brodart(clear film) for protection. Also included is 2 book club editions of other titles. Kiss Me Again, Stranger that includes the story "The Birds" made into a film by same name. And "The Flight of the Falcon". To get your collection started with a bang. The photos are of good quality so download and expand. And many more available if need a different angle just ask. Very Scarce item Book, DJ, and signature for under $5k..

1886 MORMON Doctrine and Covenants Joseph Smith Orson Pratt LDS Brigham Young

"The Doctrine and Covenants" is a religious text written by Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church. Smith claims that this work is inspired by divine revelations given to him by God. The book includes teachings on the organization of the church, the nature of God, and the principles of the Mormon gospel. The book is divided into verses and includes references by Orson Pratt. It is considered a sacred text by members of the LDS Church and is used in their religious study and worship.

Item number: #40801
Price: $950

SMITH, Joseph; PRATT, Orson

The Doctrine and Covenants, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Containing the Revelations Given to Joseph Smith, Jun., the Prophet, for the Building Up of the Kingdom of God in the Last Days. Divided into Verses, with References, by Orson Pratt, Sen.

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1665 1ed Cointe Annals of Catholic Church in France Frankish Papacy Chronology
Carolus le Cointe's "Annales Ecclesiastici Francorum" is an important 17th-century history of the Catholic Church in France. These volumes deal primarily with the history of the church from the earliest times in the 3rd-century to 680AD, focusing on the papacy and Frankish Cardinals.
Item number: #12833
Price: $950
COINTE, Carolus le

Annales Ecclesiastici Francorum
Parisiis : E Typographia regia, 1665-68. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
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Vol. I – [20], 868, [36]
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Vol. II – [20], 862, [46]
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Vol. III – [64], 821, [56]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~15in X 10.5in (38cm x 26.5cm)
· Very rare
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1883 1ed History of British Birds Seebohm Color Illustrated Ornithology Eggs 4v
Henry Seebohm was a 19th-century English ornithologist who published an impressive history of British birds. Aptly named 'History of British Birds', this book discusses every aspect of ornithology – eggs, habitat, behaviors, etc. This complete four-volume set is beautifully bound and features 68 full-page color engravings including views of eggs.

Item number: #14583
Price: $795
SEEBOHM, Henry
A history of British birds with coloured illustrations of their eggs.
London : Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc.], 1883-85. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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Vol. 1: [xxiii], 614
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Vol. 2: [xxxii], 600
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Vol. 3: [xxiv], 684
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Vol. 4: [3], [18], 68 plates
o Many in-text illustrations in each volume, 68 full-page colored engravings in last volume
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~10.5in X 7in (26cm x 17cm)
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1780 SCOTLAND Antiquities & Scenery Cordiner Cardonnel Illustrated CASTLES

'Antiquities & Scenery of Scotland' is an incredible illustrated work of Scottish history by Charles Cordiner. Illustrated by Adam de Cardonnel, this work includes 22 full-page engravings
depicting castle ruins, iconic scenery, and architectural feats found in Northern Scotland. Illustrations include views of Kildrummy Castle, Bullers of Buchan, Gordon Castle, Elgin Cathedral, and much more.
Lowndes says of this work,
"An intelligent and very amusing work, designed as a supplement to Pennant's Scottish Tour."
Item number: #16543
Price: $750
CORDINER, Charles
Antiquities & scenery of the north of Scotland, in a series of letters to Thomas Pennant, Esqr.,
London : 1780.

Details:

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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173, [11]
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22 plates; includes frontispiece
· References: Lowndes 483
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 8in (26cm x 20.5cm)
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1845 1ed John C Fremont Expedition Rocky Mountains California Gold Rush MAPS
A rare first edition of John Charles Fremont's explorations and voyages. Printed shortly after the expedition itself, this account of exploration includes Fremont's expeditions took him to California, along the Oregon Trail, and through Nevada, where he encountered and battled Native American Indians.
According to Kurutz, this work is "one of the monumental works of western exploration!" Issued in both 'House [of Representatives]' and 'Senate' issues, this 1845 first edition is illustrated with 24 full-page engravings of mountain views, maps of the route, view of Pyramid Lake in Nevada, Columbia River Gorge views, waterfalls, the Sierra Nevada, the Great Salt Lake, and much more! This book changed the perspective of the American West, as it provided details of physical terrain and landmarks that had never been reported on through the mid-1800s.
Fremont and his wife became exceedingly wealthy during the California Gold Rush,… Read More

1755 CRUSADES History Knights Templar Hospitaller Saint John Malta Rhodes Vertot

An important history of the Crusades!

This 18th-century landmark work depicts some of the most important points of the crusades, the Knights Templar, Teutonic Knights, Knights of Malta, and the Knights of Rhodes (Hospitaller). It includes exciting adventures and travels through the Turks, as well as great siege by the Ottomans. Vertot, a Jesuit, spent most of his life as a pastor. He had many critics and enemies, many of which disregarded his work as historically accurate, though there is little basis for their claims.

Item number: #21925
Price: $950

VERTOT, Abbe

Histoire des Chevaliers Hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jérusalem, : appellés depuis Chevaliers de Rhodes, et aujourd'hui Chevaliers de Malthe

A Paris : Chez Ganeau, 1755.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages; 7 volumes
o Each volume individually paginated
• Provenance:
o Handwritten – S. M. Landau, 1835
o Bookplate – Arth. Goldmann
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